Industry advisories

Montreal, April 22, 2016—It is with great sadness that we at Telefilm Canada learned of the death of Michael Spencer, who served as the Corporation’s first executive director from 1968 to 1978. Our team salutes him as a visionary, an ardent cultural nationalist and a pioneer,...

Montreal, April 15, 2016 – Telefilm Canada is proud to announce the lineup of 17 Canadian films selected – one of them in the Official Competition – for the 6th annual Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), April 16 to April 23.

Montreal, March 30, 2016—“It is with great sadness that we at Telefilm Canada learned about the death of Jean Bissonnette, a director and producer whose talent and passion profoundly contributed to the advancement of our culture.

Montreal, February 29, 2016 – “On behalf of Telefilm Canada, I would like to congratulate Pakistani-Canadian director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who won her second Oscar last night, the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness.

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm Canada are pleased to announce the appointment of Dominique Lapierre to the position of National Director, CMF ProgramAdministrator. Having served in the position on an interim basis for the past year, Ms. Lapierre manages the team responsible for ensuring the efficient administration of...

Montreal, February 15, 2015—Telefilm Canada is delighted with the strong Canadian presence at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2016, to be held in Austin, Texas from March 11 to 20. All of the selected Canadian filmmakers, including four with films in competition, are emerging talent, i.e.,...

Montréal, January 14, 2016 — “Telefilm Canada is extremely proud to see such an impressive array of Canadian films and talent nominated for an Oscar this year. Canada’s outstanding 2016 crop testifies to a robust film industry overflowing with creativity.

From March 1 to May 2, 2016, Telefilm Canada will accept financing applications, for English- and French-language projects with budgets of less than $2.5 M, to the Canada Feature Film Fund—Production...

“On December 10th, Canadian film pioneer Denis Héroux, director, writer and producer of several cinematic landmarks, passed away. His greatest achievements lay in the constant innovation and audacity that saw him conquer new audiences at home and abroad and his visionary approach that broke down boundaries...

Montreal, December 11, 2015 – “On behalf of Telefilm Canada, I offer my warmest congratulations to director Denis Côté and the entire team behind the film Boris sans Béatrice, which will be presented in official competition at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Montreal, October 29, 2015—Building recognition for Canadian talent and promoting the value of Canadian content is a key strategic priority for the audiovisual industry. Today, Telefilm Canada, along with partner Brunico Communications, welcome top brand marketers and content professionals for a day of strategic brainstorming, skill building and idea...

Montreal, September 23, 2015—As an administrator of the funding programs of the Canada Media Fund (CMF), we warmly congratulate the winners of the 30th prix Gémeaux who received awards on September 18 and 20. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television nominated 88 CMF-funded projects that...

Montréal, September 21, 2015 – “On behalf of Telefilm Canada, I warmly applaud the Canadian award winners at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which wrapped up yesterday. The eight titles acclaimed at this major Canadian film event reflect a richly diverse industry that embraces...

Montreal, September 9, 2015 — Telefilm Canada is delighted with the strong Canadian presence at the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival to be held in Spain from September 18 to 26. Three Canadian films will be presented at the Festival while the Canada-Spain minority coproduction...

Montreal, June 23, 2015 – Telefilm Canada wishes to inform all interested applicants that the Development program will opens its doors on July 2nd and that the updated guidelines and FAQs are now available on its website.

Montreal, June 22, 2015 — Telefilm Canada is announcing the closing date for production and post-production funding support for lower-budget English-language films (less than $2.5 million). To date, requests far exceed the budget available and a significant portion of funding resources has been committed. As a...

Montreal, June 8, 2015 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that 12 Canadian films will be screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival from June 13 to 21, with a Canadian delegation attending. For the past six years, the Festival has honoured our talents by presenting...

Montreal, June 2, 2015 — Telefilm Canada is announcing the closing date for production and post-production funding support for lower-budget French-language films (less than $2.5 million). To date, we have received a higher number of funding requests than our budget allows for, and a significant portion of...

Telefilm Canada is announcing that Francesca Accinelli, based in the Toronto office, who has been serving as Interim Director, National Promotion and Communications since June 2014, has officially been appointed to the position on a permanent basis. Ms. Accinelli joined Telefilm in 2006 as Deputy Director,...

Montreal, April 30th, 2015 – Effective today, Telefilm Canada is now accepting applications for its 2015/2016 Production Program, with respect to French and English market projects with budgets of less than $2.5M.

Please note that this is an opening date. Telefilm will continue to accept applications for ...

Montreal, April 14, 2015 – Telefilm Canada is proud to announce that eight Canadian films have been selected for screening in the non-competitive Panorama and Forward Future sections at the fifth Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), which runs this year from April 16 to 23....

Telefilm Canada is today revealing details regarding the course it intends to follow over the next few years, as set out in its strategic plan for 2015 to 2018. This morning in Ottawa, the Chair of Telefilm’s Board, Michel Roy, unveiled Telefilm’s strategic plan during a...